200-400 LEVEL COURSE OFFERINGS

PHI 300 Theories of Human Nature.Survey of philosophical, scientific and religious conceptions of the human being, from past and present and from various cultures. Part of the Identity Issue. Junior Standing

PHI 320 Social and Political Philosophy.Analyzes the intellectual appropriation of the concept of freedom over time. Emphasis will be given to the dynamic interaction between freedom and social control in classics of Western philosophy. Part of Human Rights Issue

PHI 325 Ethics in Professional Life.Examination of ethical principles and practice in business, medicine, education, law, and government. Aims at providing students with the intellectual framework for an ethical analysis of situations. Part of Human Rights Issue

PHI 330 Legal Philosophy. Introduction to the nature of law, law and morality, principles and practice, freedom and determinism, common sense and science, punishment, necessity, and coercion, mental disease, all arising directly form the careful study of a substantive body of law. Especially valuable for pre-law students. Part of the Human Rights Issue.

PHI 343 Philosophy of Religion.Does God exist? Is there a life after death? How did evil enter the world? Is there any place for reason in religion, or is religious faith only a matter of subjective experience? These questions are explored. Part of the Identity Issue.

PHI 370 Sex Matters: Feminist Philosophy in the Contemporary World.Sex and gender are central to our identity. The course explores these concepts within the intersection of race, class, sexualities, and ethnicities. Part of the Identity Issue

PHI 495 Reality, Knowledge, and Value (Capstone). The purpose is, by a review of basic presuppositions about knowledge, reality, and value, to make clear what unites and what separates the main traditions in people's search for wisdom. Prerequisites: Major or minor in philosophy and senior standing.